St Mary’s cap memorable year with club honour

ST MARY’S basketball club from Castleisland have won Basketball Ireland’s Club of the Year award to crown what has been a memorable season which saw them claim the U18 Women’s National Cup, while reaching the semi-finals of the Senior Women’s Cup.

On top of this, they reached the final of the Senior Men’s Cup. A busy year also saw them host the National Cup semi finals (Men’s U18, Men’s U20 & Senior Men’s).

The present club was founded in the late 1950s and from humble beginnings it has gone from strength to strength. There currently are 17 Basketball Ireland teams in the club – nine male and eight female.